And Romney may be taking the worst of it. When asked about
Limbaugh's attack on contraceptive-advocate Sandra Fluke Romney
gave
a mealy-mouthed response, "I'll just say this, which is,
it's not the language I would have used."

Not good enough, according to one of his former associates. From
Kurtz's
report:

Romney “didn’t help himself,” says Alex Castellanos, a top
strategist for Romney’s 2008 presidential campaign. “He had an
opportunity to demonstrate strength. He left the bat on his
shoulders.”

The issue over the contraceptive mandate could be a
devastating issue for Republicans if they keep fumbling it. Ever
since Congressman Darrel Issa tried to hold a hearing on
"religious liberty" in light of the Obama mandates over
contraceptive insurance, Democrats have been successfully turning
the issue around and saying that Republicans are engaging in a
"war on women" and contraceptives.

Limbaugh's remarks were held up as proof to Democrats that
conservatives weren't really concerned about the rights of
religious people, but instead were interested just disrespecting
women.